Using Your Mission and Vision Statements to Simplify Decision-Making
Deciding what ideas to act on and what ideas should take a back burner, what direction to go next, or even if you should take on a certain client is sometimes (often) difficult.
But when we use our mission and vision statements as a lens for evaluating all of these decisions, the answers become crystal clear. In today's episode I walk you through creating or revising your mission and vision statements I share my exact process for using them to make decisions.
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In today's episode:
What is a mission statement?
What is a vision statement?
Why they are necessary in your biz.
Why it's okay to take time perfecting them
How to use them to evaluate all your ideas, questions, and potential clients
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